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Differences between the extended ECC and manual modes of the OptiX BWS 1600G

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In the automatic mode of the extended ECC, you do not need to manually specify the server and client. The IP addresses of NEs can be automatically generated on the same network segment. In manual mode, you need to manually specify the server and client.

Other related questions:

1. Configure a client NE
A. In the status diagram of an optical NE, right-click a client NE and choose NE Explorer.
B. Choose Communication > ECC Management from the navigation tree on the left.
C. Click Refresh and check the current ECC mode of the NE.
D. Set ECC Extended Mode to Specified Mode in the function panel on the right.
E. In the Set Client area, enter the IP address and port number of the server NE in the Opposite IP and Port fields respectively.
F. Click Apply. The Operation Result dialog box is displayed, indicating that the operation is successful.
G. Click Close.
2. Configure a server NE.
A. Log in to the NMS.
B. Double-click an optical NE. The status diagram of an optical NE is displayed.
C. Right-click a subrack NE and choose NE Explorer from the shortcut menu.
D. Choose Communication > ECC Management from the navigation tree on the left.
E. Click Refresh and check the current ECC mode of the NE.
F. Set ECC Extended Mode to Specified Mode in the function panel on the right.
G. In the >Set Server area, enter the port number in the Port field. The port number must be consistent with that of the Port field set for the client NE.
H. Click Apply. The Operation Result dialog box is displayed, indicating that the operation is successful.
I. Click Close.

You can use the NMS or run the :cm-set-lanautoecc:open command to enable the automatic extended ECC.
You can run the :cm-get-lanautoecc command to check whether the extended ECC is successfully enabled.

1. In terms of functionality, there is no difference between manually extended ECC and automatically extended ECC. Automatically extended ECC is used by default.
2. Manually extended ECC is recommended when there are more than four NEs.